In
2006, the Business School partnered with the Jackson School of
International Studiesí Canadian Studies Center to create a pilot
study tour to Canada. The tourís leaders, Vanessa Brewster and
Saara Romu, selected the American Presidents Day Weekend for the
tour so that participants would miss no classes but that
businesses in Canada would be open. Second year students
typically do not have classes on Fridays, giving them four full
days in Vancouver.

Like the other study tours, this one was
managed and led by two MBA students overseen jointly by Jennifer
Adrien, Assistant Director for MBA Global Programs in the Global
Business Center, and Nadine Fabbi, Associate Director for
Canadian Studies. Sukumar Periwal, Canada-US Fulbright Chair,
provided his expertise about and connections in Canada. Nadine
and Sukumar accompanied the group to Vancouver.

A
third MBA student was selected to be mentored through the
process for the purpose of becoming a primary leader for the
2008 Canada Study Tour. The 2007 Canadian Study Tour not only
gave graduate students the opportunity to gain a deeper
understanding of our neighbors to the north, but it also allowed
them to do so in a shorter time frame than the two-week overseas
tours, for less money, and with minimal impact on career and
family obligations.